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Qatar Executive becomes the largest dedicated G650 operator in the world

Qatar Airways and Gulfstream Aerospace Corp announced a new order for three new G650ERs on the opening day of the 2016 Farnborough International Airshow, UK. The order adds to the three G650ER aircraft already in service and available for charter with Qatar Executive and is part of a 30-aircraft sal...

Cessna bolsters Grand Caravan EX versatility with hard point provisions

Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced it has recently received certification for and is now offering hard point provisions for the Cessna Grand Caravan EX. These hard points expand the aircraft’s versatility by allowing opera...

Gulfstream G500 makes European debut at Farnborough International Airshow

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.’s all-new G500 made its European debut this week, traveling across the Atlantic to participate in the Gulfstream static display at the 2016 Farnborough International Airshow. The G500 flew nonstop from Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport to Farnborough Airport in 6 hours and 55 minutes, accomplishing the 3,732-nautical-mile/6,912-kilometer flig...

Germania may order 25 Airbus A320-family jets: sources

Airbus is set to announce a key order for 8-10 of its biggest twin-engined model, the A350-1000, from Virgin Atlantic after beating Boeing to a scarce order for big jets as economic and political uncertainties overshadow the Farnborough Airshow. The order, worth some $3 billion at list prices, could perk up Monday's opening of an event clouded by geopolitical uncertainty, including Bri...

CAE wins civil aviation training contracts valued at more than C$180 million

CAEannounces today at the 2016 Farnborough International Airshow a series of contracts, including long-term training agreements with airlines in Asia as well as the sale of 9 full-flight simulators (FFSs) to commercial airlines, aircraft manufacturers and operators worldwide. These agreements, valued at more than C$180 million, highlight the span of CAE’s training solutions, from airline pil...

Boeing Said Poised to Win $3.5 Billion in Orders for New Planes

Boeing Co. is in discussions with Spain’s Air Europa Lineas Aereas and German tour operator TUI AG for orders totaling $3.5 billion at list prices, according to people familiar with the planemaker’s plans. Air Europa is in line for 20 737 Max jets valued at $2.2 billion, with TUI slated to convert 10 options on the upgraded narrow-body into firm orders, people familiar with the...

Farnborough Airshow flies into Brexit storm with muted Airbus and Boeing battle expected

The Farnborough Airshow opens today in the face of turbulence from Britain’s shock decision to exit the European Union. The event held every two years southwest of London traditionally features a battle between US titan Boeing and Europe’s Airbus for supremacy on the order books. Organisers know there is little chance to beat the record US$201 billion of business - both firm...

Emirates Signs 10-Year Services Agreement with Unison Industries

Emirates signed a ten-year After Market Services Agreement with Unison Industries in support of the largest GE90 and GP7200 engine fleets in the world. The agreement extends through 2025 and covers external Unison new parts and component repairs for GE Aviation and Engine Alliance engine families in the Emirates fleet. “We are very pleased to have Emirates as a key customer on this strate...

This Week at Farnborough: Boeing and Airbus Need Widebody Orders

The Farnborough Airshow -- the largest of the year -- officially opens on Monday. In recent years, Boeing and Airbus have used the semiannual air shows at Farnborough and Paris to announce big aircraft orders. In the past year, both aircraft manufacturers have experienced a slowdown in orders for the widebody planes typically used for long-haul international flights. This ha...

Biggest RC Airplane in The Word Boeing 747-400 Virgin Atlantic Airliner

Richard Branson would be proud, here is a model of a Virgin Atlantic airplane. This plane is just amazing it’s a model: RC Boeing 747-400 from Adi Pitz, Wingspan: 4,95m, Length: 5,43m. Thanks to RC Media World At the rate that remote control replicas are going, it isn’t going to be long before somebody is trying to launch a full-size aircraft via remote control. This time, we che...

GE Aviation Delivering on Unprecedented Commitments

GE Aviation will enter the Farnborough Air Show on Monday with a wave of new product and technology introductions while expanding its factory network to deliver on a record $154 billion industrial backlog of product and services. Calling the past 10 years a “unique era” in commercial aviation for product development and investment, David Joyce, president and CEO of GE Avia...

Safran Signs Global 3-Year Material Repair Agreement with Unison Industries

Safran Aircraft Engines signed a 3-year Material Repair Agreement with Unison Industries in support of the maintenance of CFM56 engines*. The agreement extends through 2019 and covers ignition and power generation components in support of Safran Aircraft Engines MRO locations in France, Belgium, Morocco and Mexico. “We are very pleased to have Safran Aircraft Engines as a key cu...

The Untold Story Of How Bicycle Design Led To The Invention Of The Airplane

Many aviation pioneers—including the Wright Brothers—were also dedicated cyclists. Here's what they learned from bike design. In the early 20th century, many in the scientific establishment insisted that a true flying machine was physically impossible. Nevertheless, cyclists could already "fly" at an altitude of five feet or so. The owners of "mechanical horses,&q...

Farnborough Air Show tests waning aircraft markets

The world's biggest air show is due to start in England on Monday amid pressure on the industry's leaders to juggle growing concerns over jetliner demand and record production plans. The Mecca of international aviation this week is at the airport of the small town of Farnborough, southwest of London. Since 1948, an international air show is held here every two years, in 2018 it will be...

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